Chocolate Rolled Fondant

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 lbs sifted confectioners' sugar (powdered)
• 1/4 cup cold water
• 1 tablespoon unflavored gelatin
• 1/4 cup liquid glucose or 1/4 cup corn syrup
• 1 1/2 tablespoons glycerine
• 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening (optional)
• 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted or
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1 teaspoon flavoring such clear vanilla extract or 1 teaspoon almond extract, paste or 1 teaspoon liquid, coloring if desired

Recipe

• 1 place sifted confectioners’ sugar into a large bowl and make a well in the center.
• 2 pour the water into small saucepan and sprinkle the gelatin on top to soften for about 5 minutes.
• 3 gently heat the gelatin and stir until it is dissolved and clear. do not boil.
• 4 remove from the heat and add the glucose or syrup, glycerine and shortening, stirring until well blended.
• 5 pour the mixture into the well of sugar and mix until most of the sugar is blended.
• 6 knead with your hands until all of the sugar is combined and the mixture becomes stiff.
• 7 knead in melted chocolate. if the mixture is very sticky, add small amounts of confectioners’ sugar.
• 8 shape the mixture into a ball, wrap it tightly in plastic wrap, and let it rest at room temperature overnight in an airtight container.
• 9 to make a chocolate brown colored fondant without the chocolate taste, knead in brown icing color with a small amount of red icing color to fondant.